PROJECT 10 PAN

Have you been buying way too many beauty products lately? Is your vanity overflowing with way too much clutter? If you haven't heard of the Project 10 Pan (which I believe started on Youtube, that's where I heard about it!), let me briefly describe what it is. You select 10 (or however many you'd like) products, whether it's makeup, skincare, hair products or all. You must finish these 10 products in its entirely (or "hit pan", where you have used so much of the product that you see the bottom of the "pan") before you are allowed to buy new makeup products. This really helps with appreciating what you have rather than buying more and more things, leaving older products you have to sit in the dust! *There are also exceptions, for example, if you run out of concealer... you can allow yourself to purchase another concealer even if you haven't completed the Project 10 Pan.

Is anyone else doing a Project 10 Pan?! I definitely needed to control myself after IMATS LA and tons of Sephora gift cards for my birthday and the recent UD sale! So, I started up my Project 10 Pan again two weeks ago! I'm determined not to be good and stick with it!

Here are my items that I've chosen for my Project 10 Pan:

1. Sephora Mineral Foundation Powder in Medium 25 - I've had this since March and I'm barely half way!! I use this daily.

2. Sephora Lip Gloss in Pink Ballerina - about half way through.

3. Clinique Lip Gloss in Bamboo Pink - about half way through.

4. NYX Lip Gloss in Beige - still have more than 3/4 of the product left!

5. Stila Liquid Eye Liner in Black - I'll finish this in about a month or so.

6. BADgal Lash - I have about half a month left til I need to throw it out.

7. L'oreal Voluminous Mascara - still have about 2 months til I need to throw it out.

8. Maybelline One by One Mascara - will be throwing this out in a couple weeks.

9. UD Primer Potion - I have two small samples, but I really don't know how long they will last!

10. ELF Blush in Tickled Pink - I haven't even hit pan with this!

and any of my UD eye shadows in my Naked palette, which I haven't even hit pan with!

This will definitely take a long time to complete, but I'm okay with that because I really need to save my money and just enjoy what I have!

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@waterbaby nice!! =) how do you like the Clinique Turnaround Overnight and Origins Mega Mushroom serum?

i love the LM TM, also! i feel like i get pretty good coverage for a TM! I'm in the color Bisque and I think it's a pretty good match but not PERFECT. but i still enjoy it =) radiance primer? hmm, im interested also! i agree, if its anything like the illuminating TM, count me out! LOL

@mish2378 woo-hoo, first item crossed off! congrats!

@jxw200 yay, thats like... 4 off ur list now? woot! do you like the benefit creaseless shadow in rsvp? i find it super light and way too shimmery for me! my lil sample just sits in my drawer

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I normally use the Clinique Repairwear Intensive Night Cream, but I've found that I like the Turnaround Overnight much better. It's lighter and sinks in really quickly. The only problem I have with it is that if you accidentally put on a little too much (I smooth any excess down my neck and chest) it can ball up. I've used the Origins Mega Mushroom Plantidote Serum for years though. In combination with the matching cream and the Clinique Redness Solutions Corrector and Pressed Mineral Powder, it controls the reactive redness/rosacea very well.

As for the Radiance Primer...I really hope it's not like the illuminating TM! I'll definitely ask for a sample first.

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@waterbaby thanks for your thoughts wow, i cant believe the Clinique cream balls up if you apply too much! haha, so did the recycle bin get taken out?! and i was also wondering, does Origins still give you samples for bringing in empty containers even if you don't buy anything? :X

@mish2378 i don't like Stay Don't Stray either! I noticed it creased after a few hours, not a cute look! I've got a big bottle (?) of it, so I'd feel terrible tossing it... I'll probably just use it if I know I'm only going to be out for a couple hours?? I love using up ANY kind of product now... then I start thinking, ah! I should have included that in my 10 Pan!

@brandiandi WOW! fantastic job with your 10 Pan! you'll be done sooner than you know it! haha, i totally agree with you... I noticed I've been applying my lip glosses at random times now when I usually wouldn't be applying it HAHA

@marinaanne i LOVE the buxom lash, too! i think i've had mine for about 4 months now and its started to smudge below my eye, but i'm struggling to part with it!! i did buy two full sized one during the Sephora Black Friday sale... so maybe when those arrive in the mail, it'll be easier to toss my 4-month old buxom sample!

The next anticipated item to get used up completely would be... the mascaras. Then my Sephora lip gloss or the concealer. It's a longgg shot for the rest of the items! I'm okay with that, I'm counting on Xmas for any new makeup treats =)

10. Origins Modern Friction Facial Scrub (less than 1/4 of the jar left)

I've now used up completely the Turnaround Overnight cream, Repairwear Laser Focus, and Origins Mega Mushroom Face Serum. So it looks like I've got 5 skincare and 5 makeup up there now (I seriously need to use the skincare stuff I HAVE before I buy any more...unless it's keeping my face from flaring up with red cheeks). I ended up taking seven empties to Origins!

***If everyone doesn't already know this, all Origins counters or free standing stores usually have a large cardboard box that are designated especially for empty recycleables for makeup and cleansers/moisturizers, etc. Most people don't realize that those empty compacts and bottles can't actually be tossed into our regular recycle bins at home, so please take them to an Origins counter when you go to the mall if you have empties, please. (They threw in a deluxe size mascara and a pretty good size Ginzing eye brightener for bringing them in when I purchased a full size Mega Mushroom Cleanser--takes off makeup and cleans at the same time.)

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I recycle at home. Everybody in my neighborhood has this seperate recycling bin thats the same size as the trash bin and we can put just about anything in there...paper, cardboard, plastic, aluminum, glass etc. They take anything and everything that can be recycled so I dont have to go to places like Origins to recycle my empty skincare bottles ( thank goodness!)